FSW 245 Study Guide - Spring 2019, Comprehensive Final Exam Notes - The First Three Years, Syndrome, Memory
30 Mar 2019
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Child development: scientific study of processes of change and stability in children from conception through adolescence. Early approaches: baby biographies: recorded early development of a single child, charles darwin originates the theory of evolution developmental nature of infants. Advances of medicine allowed children to live longer: discovery of germs, development of vaccines. Child welfare laws were designed as a protection to prevent children from long workdays. New science of psychology mentioned that individuals could better understand themselves by learning the things that had influenced them as children. G. stanley hall: studied adolescence, psychologist. Emergence of child psychology being regarded as a true science. Arnold gesell"s studies on stages in motor development. Development is considered to be from womb to tomb comprises of the whole human lifespan. Development can be viewed as positive or negative. Aspects of developmental psychology: timing of parenthood, maternal employment, marital satisfaction.
